CVE-2017-2924

Summary

CVECVE-2017-2924
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-24 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-13 19:05:00 UTC
DescriptionAn exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_legacy_biff function of FreeXL 1.0.3. A specially crafted XLS file can cause a memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Freexl Project Freexl 1.0.3 All All All
Application Freexl Project Freexl 1.0.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TALOS-2017-0431 - Cisco Talos MISC www.talosintelligence.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3976-1 freexl DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
FreeXL 'read_legacy_biff()' Function Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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